Monday, April 29, 2013

States have no power to frame a mining policy :Supreme Court

The Supreme Court clarified that the State government cannot frame policy for granting mining leases going beyond the scope of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957and Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.

Reiterating this point, the Supreme Court dismissed review petitions filed by the Centre, JSW Steel Ltd and others seeking review of the September 2010 judgment in the ’Sandur Manganese and Iron Ores Ltd (SMIOL) vs. State of Karnataka’ case.

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